Fishing in North Carolina. 11 



land North Carolina is Lumber River. It is 

 a black water river of considerable volume, and 

 is literally full of bass, bream, flyers and pike. 

 But it is especially noted for the sport afforded 

 by the red bream or red breast perch, vrhich are 

 numerous, strong and free biters, and weigh up 

 to three pounds. They are not the least offish 

 about taking the bait, but vigorously hide the 

 cork, and tenaciously hold on to the bait. Like 

 the blue bream, these fish will not let go the 

 bait, and they also prefer angle worms — put on 

 lob fashion, i. e. : several worms with heads 

 and tails wriggling. The mouth is small and 

 tough, and after death the fish somewhat re- 

 sembles the sheepshead, in color. Lumberton, a 

 thriving town, situated on the bank of the river, 

 on the Carolina Central E. E. about 50 miles 

 from Wilmington, is the best point from which 

 to fish this river. Besides there is fine pond 

 fishing anywhere, within 50 miles of the town. 

 There are no better people anywhere than in 

 Eobeson County. 



Fishing vdth rod and line is free in all the 

 rivers and creeks, except in the mountain trout 



